Easy to follow pack that guides your students through the rise of exploration and navigation, the role of Sir Francis Drake and the implications and significance of his circumnavigation of the globe. The lesson links exactly to chapter 3.3 in the textbook and covers all the content from that chapter. Textbook is not necessary for the completion of these tasks. With colourful and engaging activities to keep your students enthralled and allow them to discover the Elizabethan era at their own pace. Keyword tasks, exam guides, card-sorts and video crib sheets, allow The Knowledge House to do the planning while you do the teaching. There is no textbook needed for this lesson, just print out the sheets and allow your students to work their way through. Unfinished tasks can be finished for homework. The Knowledge House provide outstanding resources that come in colourful activity sheets that can be glued into students’ books to give a neat and glossy CW book that will be perfect for revision at the end of the topic. Will need 1 double lesson to complete these tasks. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any queries.

In-depth examination of the role of liberalism in global politics. This examines keywords and key terms, key thinkers and key ideas proposed by liberals. There are also case studies to highlight liberalism in action in global politics. The lesson package comes with a series of interactive worksheets. There are also 2 12-mark exam questions and a guide in how to answer these questions. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or comments.

Links to both Edexcel and AQA specification - Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas Complete pack that looks at the role of socialism as a political ideology. This is a detailed lesson pack that examines: -history of socialism -core values of socialism -different strands of socialism -contradictions within liberalism. This is planned using both the Hodder and Edexcel textbooks. However, neither textbook is necessary for these tasks. Engaging, instructive and student-led resources that gives a comprehensive understanding of socialism. Email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk with any questions, queries or comments. Thank you.

Complete overview of the English Reformation. 37 page workbook. Begins with a recap of the Catholic Church, background on martin Luther and the European Reformation, and a comprehenxsive overview of the Tudor monarchs with a focus on religion. Excellent for Key Stage 3 or LABLE GCSE students. Interactive activities for students to complete. Tasks focus on historical skills needed for GCSE and Key Stage 3, such as: chronology significance causation consequence analysing sources analysing interpretations There are guides to show students how to answer GCSE style-questions, such as: Describe two features. What can you infer? How useful are Sources A and B? Explain one way in which ‘x’ is similar/different to ‘y’. What is the main difference between Interpretation 1 and 2? Explain why … Excellent for student-led activities in class, homework and revision.

Lesson 2/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification: Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489) Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum. Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated. Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments. Thank you.

Lesson 4/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification: Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489): International History: China and Japan 1912-45 Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum. Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated. Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments. Thank you.

Either new Edexcel or Hodder textbook necessary for some of these activities. Extensive PPT and activities that links to Chapter 4.4 of the new Edexcel GCSE 9-1 textbook, looking at Nazi persecution of minorities. Lessons on this topic are newly planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification; they are not recycled lessons from previous years. Encourages independent work and includes engaging resources to bring the topic to life for students.

Lesson 3/3 linked to Chapter 8 of the Edexcel specification: regionalism. This lesson gives students a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of the European Union through interactive worksheets and case studies. Students will examine: the development of the European Union from the inception of the European Coal and Steel Community the aims of the EU the six main institutions of the EU, their key features and their impact on state sovereignty widening of the EU through additional states joining the Economic and Monetary Union (ECB and Euro) The lesson will give students that knowledge and tools to approach a question on the EU with confidence. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries. Thank you.

Lesson 8 of 10 in a series of lessons that examine the Crusades, from the rise of Islam to the Third Crusade. This lesson examines the Islamic reconquering of Jerusalem. Students will examine: the personality of Saladin analyse the events of Saladin’s reconquest 4-mark Describe two features question video on the Battle of Hattin In addition, each video comes with a recommended YouTube video unique to this lesson. The video can be seen on the lesson landing page before purchasing. This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE skills into Key Stage 3. Lessons are colourful and engaging and match the content of the new Exploring History textbook from Pearson, although the textbook is not necessary for any of the tasks. If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk.

Component 1: UK Politics - Impact of electoral systems used in the UK Detailed lesson on how the different electoral systems impacts on things like party representation, voter choice and the type of government we get. There is also a detailed comparison of the various types of electoral systems used with lots of statistical evidence for students to use in assessment answers. Students also assess the merits and demerits of each system. Numerous activities and case studies to engage students and give a thorough understanding with extension activities and questions for MABLE. The Knowledge House produce outstanding lessons for the new A-level politics specification by using content from the three approved textbooks from Hodder and Edexcel. However, you will not need the textbooks for these lessons. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.

Comprehensive examination of the increasingly complex and interdependent world in which we are living. This is the third (and final) in a series of lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 2 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - The state and globalisation. This lesson examines the issue of Americanization, and how globalisation has led to the homogenisation of the world’s culture. This lesson also examines the different schools of thought on the process of globalsiation: Hyper-globalisers Globalisation sceptics Transformationalists There is a summary sheet on globalisation that summarises everything students have done up to this point on the topic of globalisation. This is an extremely important lesson within the Global Politics specification, as it raises the question as to whether the nation-state or the international community is best placed to meet the demands of an increasingly globalised world, highlighting the realist v liberal debate. This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.

Part of a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel IGCSE curriculum for: The USA, 1918-41 All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification. Each lesson is accompanied by a YouTube video that explains the topic that is the focus of the lesson. The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts. There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions. There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation. Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries. Thank you.

New Edexcel or Hodder textbook necessary for some of the activities. Extensive PPT and activities that links to Chapter 1.2 of the new Edexcel GCSE 9-1 textbook. Lessons on this topic are newly planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification; they are not recycled lessons from previous years. Encourages independent work and includes engaging resources to bring the topic to life for students.

Lesson 1/3, introducing students to the concept of regionalism. There is a detailed keyword sheet, highlighting the key concepts that will arise in this chapter. There are also tasks that give students an understanding of the various regional developments in recent decades. Students will also examine the different types of regionalism, such as political, economic and security regionalism. Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.

Lesson 7 of 12 that links to the English Reformation, beginning with Martin Luther and documenting the changes under the various Tudor monarchs. This lesson examines the reign of Mary I and how she attempted to reverse Henry and Edward’s religious changes. Students will: Watch a video and answer questions on the reign of Mary I Create a time-line on the chronology of Mary becoming queen Assess the significance of Mary’s various changes to the Church A source utility question on Mary’s reign. There is an exam question linked to Question 2 Paper 1 and Question 3a Paper 3, How useful are Sources A and B … There is a guide to answering this question included. This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE skills into Key Stage 3. Lessons are colourful and engaging and match the content of the new Exploring History textbook from Pearson, although the textbook is not necessary for any of the tasks. If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk.

Detailed series of crib sheets linked to a collection of online videos documenting the First Crusade. These videos could be used in conjunction with the following series of lessons on the crusades: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-crusades-12319610 There are six videos in total (links to the videos are given on top of each crib sheet - this will take the user straight to the relevant video on YouTube): The Peoples Crusade Peter the Hermit A good crusade? Men of Iron Siege of Antioch On to Jerusalem Each video has a list of 7-9 questions in chronological order.